Girl · Germanic, through French
Henriette
Say it: ahn-RYET
Meaning
Feminine diminutive of Henri, from Germanic heim 'home' and ric 'ruler, power'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Taken into royal use in the 17th century and common in the 19th, but rarely given today.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 1,354 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 1899, about 1 in 11,700 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Henrietta |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Henriëtte |
| German | Henriette |
Famous bearers
- Henrietta Maria (Henriette de France), queen of England
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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